What I Could Muster Up January 30, 2007

Wow. No offense but this chapter was really dry and boring. I made it through, as I knew there was a light at the end of the rainbow. I wish I had more intellectual things to say about this chapter though. I don’t want to sound mundane about how much I like designing things in [...]

Childcare Debate January 26, 2007

Like an idiot I decided to wear my 4 inch heel boots (as I cannot find my flats) to school for the women’s scholar presentation (how I ironic, I know) and now I am bound to the top of the university for sore feet reasons.
The presentation was absolutely reviting; it was on childcare. Now, I [...]

Ethics in Capitalism? January 24, 2007

Obviously I am not big on capitalism, as it is based on the exploitation of others and then packaged and called ‘free enterprise’ (if by free you mean no moral or ethically obligations, then yes, free is a good word)
I have beef with copyright, but more so beef with those who are fighting to keep [...]

Clever Degu January 20, 2007

Alright I know I already posted Mike Myers but I ran across this and find it rather comical. My Degus can’t do this, but I am working with them to shake their paws for treats instead. Oh God, I am so nerdy… but it either that or the Roadhouse for spare time and well, I [...]

Fat Man in a Sprinkler – SPROKETS January 20, 2007

Procrastination & Not the Good Kind January 19, 2007

well now that I have this blog (which I constantly obsess over what i am going to write next – I think ’sustained engagment’ was an understatement Paul) I seem to be using it for the seedy pleasure of procrastination. I have to write a critical comment on 3 articles I read for my advanced [...]

Bourdieu, I bet you secretly liked pork & beans! January 18, 2007

Just a little unclear about what this means…
“This predisposes tastes to function as markers of ‘crass’. ” – 2nd paragraph on http://www.homme-moderne.org/societe/socio/bourdieu/distinct/introUK.html 
I am thinking it is saying that the amount of education a person has will dictate how much taste they have, which functions as a social marker. Any thoughts? Is this something we can [...]

GRRRRR January 17, 2007

I wrote this huge awesome blog and the machine ate it! i am so frickin mad! and the irony is the blog was on fighting cynicsm! Cheers to cynicism – now I can feel justified in saying that! And oddly a little bit better…

IS ANYONE ELSE CREEPED OUT BY THAT QUOTE? January 17, 2007

Ummm kinda creepy:
When fascism comes to America, it will come in the form of democracy.
–Huey Long
On the subject of Discourse used in Disciplines (medical, legal, sociological Etc) to yeild power, I think the internet has really stuck it to the ‘professional elistism’ we know. The internet has allowed knowledge to become quite simply accessible… I can [...]

Now On To The Readings… Chapter One January 17, 2007

Since I have gotten past the anonymity thing I feel I can really get into the meat of things… the first chapter had me marking a disturbing amount of things that I have an opinion on. I have an opinion about everything, but this is just out of control; I think it is being a [...]